All the cricket, athletic, motor racing, dart fan talk is pretty bullsh1tty really. Nearly all sport fans don't just like one sport, they like many. Yes every sport has its die hard fans that will probably vote 100% but there is also a very large % of crossover sport fans. whether its cricket and motor sport, or darts and footy..whatever. Every person i know likes many many different sports. In those cases it really does come down to the VT on the night.
plus there will be thousands of neutral sport fans watching/voting whose sport is not listed like rugby, football etc

So to say the diehard fans of one sport decides this award really is b0llocks, they may make up a decent portion of the overall vote but in a tight contest the neutrals and crossovers of 2/3 of the sports shortlisted ultimately decides who will win

I do think your girl will get a really good VT, the deaf back story and that shot of her emotional and teary eyed is a cracker but its all factored into her price.
With how short the VT's are she gets everything in quite powerfully and easily.

Take Littler, the lad whose big edge is being so young who doesn't look it lol has won 9 title to date, more than any other pro and broke endless records. His VT is anyones guess coz there is not going to be nowhere near enough time to translate everything he's achieved this year.
So the big question is, will they get it right to make it a wow moment or not.

Thats if it does eventually come down to a H2H battle

Good start for those that have layed the **** out of him, not realising how low he would go lol

2-0 to NZ

You Littler fans not watch Luke Humphries tonight?  I doubt it tbh as your darts knowledge ain't that great.

It really does amaze me how people still don't get the premise of the award, endless sports stars have been left off the list for what they have 'won' in that particular year.

As it happens Littler has won more titles this year than all the other 'older' pro's shattering endless records along the way. Its more the fact the age he has achieved this and the manor in which its been done. Going out of his way to encourage youngsters and promote the sport in a way even Taylor couldn't do.

You keep laying Clyde coz it appears your SPOTY knowledge ain't that great !!

BBC SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR AWARD
This award goes to the sportsperson whose sporting actions have most captured the UK public's imagination during 2024.


And still never been awarded to anyone while there is an existing different person who is world champion in their sport.

Littler could win SPOTY, but it would not be in line with any previous winners or (implicit) principles for making this award, so would be betting on a change in the award - not for me.

Good suggestion Borg! Interesting to see that market - though would likely have to be open for all selections?

Mansell, blimey that's a memory dig GB - he won it for winning didn't he? (will look)

A memory dig? He famously won for being a loser.  Just you don't have a memory :)

If you're gonna make stuff up, at least make it so i have to check wiki first :)

Didn't even bother

Bear hadn't come up with it GB, for some reason so you beat him too - maybe as above 'wording issue' - formula one champion yes, so close to world champion, though not exactly the same as it's use in most other sports where there is a world championship as a separate event...

Appears to be the one sport exception then, if accepted as a comparison yes. Driving. Who'd have thunk.

Prost couldn't have won SPOTY basically...

Prost was likely living here, so was probably eligible  :)

3-0 NZ

Getting hammered by huge margins

How much have they spent on this sh1t?

Prob about enough to fund a small country...